Purnell Swett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against the South View Tigers, falling 86-57. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 516th, while the Tigers are ranked 212th).
Despite the loss, Purnell Swett still got an impressive performance from Collin Sampson, who went 12-for-23 en route to 25 points. Raymond Cummings was another key player, putting up nine points.
Antrell Gilmore continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for South View, going 5-for-7 on his way to 14 points and six steals. Gilmore is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 54% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Demarcus Spearman, who went 5-for-8 to rack up 13 points and seven assists.
Purnell Swett's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19. As for South View, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Purnell Swett does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South View, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Lumberton at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Lumberton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matchups.
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